The former president will touch down in Scotland next Monday for the first time since 2017 to host a roundtable conversation with emerging leaders who are focused on climate issues around the world. Ahead of his appearance, Mr Obama recorded a video message where he told his audience he was looking forward to seeing youth activists make their voices heard about the climate crisis. Meanwhile, there will continue to be a heavy presence in Glasgow to monitor environmental protests after disgruntled activists 'assaulted' officers yesterday.

       Five activists were arrested in the city on Wednesday as hundreds of climate change protesters made their way through the city protesting 'greenwashing'- the exaggeration of green credentials by big businesses.

       A fight broke out during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration held outside the SSE energy company when two activists tried to force their way into the building and two further arrests were made following "assaults" on officers who had paint sprayed in their faces.

       Gary Ritchie, Assistant Chief Constable of Police Scotland, said police would "protect the rights of people who wish to peacefully protest or counter-protest at COP26, balanced against the rights of the wider community".

       He added: "We will provide a proportionate policing response to any protest and violence will not be tolerated. Assaults on officers, who put their safety at risk every day to keep the public safe and have adopted a facilitative and rights-based approach to protest, is totally unacceptable."

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       Additional reporting by Tara Fair